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Much has changed since 1972, and even since this films release in 2002. Sunday bloody sunday 1971 the criterion collection. The director of a new tv film about bloody sunday, paul greengrass, explains how he has brought together former soldiers and the people of derry paul greengrass fri 11 jan 2002 02. In contrast to the 1972 widgery report that largely exonerated the british army, the saville inquiry, published in 2010. It is the opening track from their 1983 album war and was released as the albums third single on 21 march 1983 in germany and the netherlands. One of u2s most overtly political songs, its lyrics describe the horror felt. Writerdirector paul greengrass bloody sunday is a stunning work, revisiting controversial events with journalistic objectivity and a meticulous eye for detail. Despite being a film made for british television it has the same quality of a greengrass film. This controversial and critically acclaimed film depicts the events of january 30, 1972, when 27 civilians were shot by the british army during a peaceful civil. Krvava nedjelja je britanskoirski igrani film snimljen u reziji paula greengrassa i premijerno prikazan pocetkom 2002. What was bloody sunday in ireland, bloody sunday is a 2002. It covers about 24 hours, starting on saturday evening, and its central character is ivan cooper james nesbitt, a civil rights leader in derry.
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